Jonathan Nyaku

Experience

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  Coopers and Lybrand

  Feb 1992 - Jun 1998

  Audit Assistant to Financial Audit Supervisor

  I participated in or led the financial audits of manufacturing, mining, education, and banking companies. My experience included working on subsidiaries of multinational companies and multilateral and bilateral donors such as the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development ("USAID"), the United Kingdom's Department for International Development ("DFID") and the United Nations ("UN"). The standards applied included the Yellow Book, US GAAP, US GAAS, International Financial Reporting Standards, and United Nations and World Bank Audit Circulars. Show less

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  Unilever

  Jul 1998 - Dec 1999

  Manager, Internal Audit

  I was assigned to Unilever, as a co-sourced resource for 18 months, first as Group Audit Manager and then Internal Audit Manager. My assignments included leading internal audits of the company's divisions, such as plantations, manufacturer of consumer goods, real estate, and heavy equipment sales and leasing. I was also responsible for winding down a retail division. <div class="LI-profile-badge" data-version="v1" data-size="medium" data-locale="en_US" data-type="vertical" data-theme="dark" data-vanity="jnyaku"><a class="LI-simple-link" href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnyaku?trk=profile-badge'>Jonathan Nyaku</a></div> Show less

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ghana and Kenya

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2001

  Senior Associate to Assistant Manager

  I provided assurance and advisory services on the firm's largest banking, insurance, and agriculture clients. Supervised and reported on annual financial statement audits in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.Prepared financial statements, footnote disclosures, and filings of annual reports. The standards applied included US GAAP, SEC accounting and reporting standards especially for subsidiaries of companies headquartered in the United States of America.

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  Deloitte and Touche LLP

  Aug 2003 - Jan 2009

  Senior Manager

  I was responsible for managing Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, and External Audit Support projects. Client revenues ranged from $1 billion to $25 billion. My client portfolio included gaming, manufacturing, transportation, mutual insurance, and healthcare companies. The work performed included business process infrastructure audits, design, and improvements. The infrastructure reviewed included business cycles and information technology. The standards applied were US GAAP, US GAAS, Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), and the Japanese Financial Investments and Exchange Law of 2007 (J-SOX). Show less

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  Memphis Consulting Group, LLC

  Feb 2009 - now

  I lead a group of baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials to help businesses and individuals save money, reduce stress, and create wealth. Here is how: Companies: - We help companies save money through tax planning and strategic analysis of accounting information. Individuals: - We help individuals develop a wealth creation mindset and apply financial planning techniques necessary in this complex financial world. By working closely with our clients, we help reduce mismanagement, curtail inappropriate actions, and ensure that individuals maintain adequate oversight over their resources. Our mission is simple: To help companies and individuals save money and create wealth. Show less A summary of some the engagements we have performed and continue to perform for our clients include: - monitoring, inspecting, and reporting on a portfolio of incentives recipients which includes 21,000 jobs, average wage of $56,000, and capital investments of approximately $3 billion. - loan covenant assurance services to a regional bank with $40 billion in assets; the main question we helped our client answer was" Is the borrower meeting his obligations under the loan agreement?" - helping our clients attain their fundamental information and record keeping targets through assistance with day to day back office functions such as payroll, transaction processing, accounting, and Virtual CFO Services. - Consulting with Home Health Agencies on operations, financing, and internal control infrastructure, including corrective action consulting services. Show less

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Feb 2009 - now

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Feb 2009 - now
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  APX Accounting, LLC

  Sept 2017 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  As Chief Visionary Officer of this Tennessee - based Accounting Firm, i assist clients focus on what matters most....their operations-by providing outsourced CFO Services, tax planning, and decision support services.

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  Elican School

  Sept 2017 - now

  Chief Executive Officer